"Estêvão signed from Palmeiras in 2024 for an initial €34 million ($37 million) -- with performance-related add-ons potentially taking the total to a figure in the region of €67 million -- but had to wait until he turned 18 this summer to move to Europe. Now finally part of the Premier League squad, he has immediately impressed, with one goal -- a 95th-minute winner against Liverpool -- and an assist from nine games in all competitions so far."
"Last year, his coach at Palmeiras, Abel Ferreira, said: "This kid is different from everything I have ever seen." In the time since, praise has come from all quarters. Brazil legend Neymar insisted he thinks Estêvão is a "genius," and Manchester City striker Erling Haaland labeled him a "wonderkid.""
"'Use your right foot. Because if you don't, you won't play'"
Estêvão moved from Palmeiras to Chelsea in 2024 for an initial €34 million, with add-ons potentially taking the fee to about €67 million, and only relocated once he turned 18. He has joined Chelsea's Premier League squad and produced an early impact, scoring a 95th-minute winner against Liverpool and providing an assist across nine appearances in all competitions. Abel Ferreira described him as different from anything he'd seen. Prominent figures such as Neymar and Erling Haaland have praised him. Youth coach Rogério Ferreira credits tough love and hard work for the left-footed right winger's rapid development before his move to London.
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